Explainer: Syrian Transitional Government Assault on Aleppo’s Kurdish Neighborhoods

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Summary - Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods offered sanctuary to up to 200,000 Kurds, minorities and Arabs, primarily Internally Displaced People (IDPs) - Neighborhoods faced over a decade of deadly assaults and economic embargo…

Update December 4 – Northern Syria Offensive

Highlights - As displaced families continue to pour in to NES, the DAANES estimates that numbers of IDPs will soon reach 120,000. - Critical shortages of essential supplies, food, water, medicines and accommodation for IDPs. - SNA commits…

Interview: “They were attacking and burning the camp offices”Jihan Hanna, al-Hol Camp manager

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Jihan Hanna, al-Hol Camp manager January 2025   "We were working in the camp until Sunday [18 January]. On Monday [19 January], we couldn’t make it to the camp, because the road was dangerous, there were attacks on checkpoints.…

22/01 Emergency Update

Map from 21/01 still accurate on 22/01, as far as RIC records Key points Two days left of four-day ceasefire between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian Arab Army (SAA), amid mutual accusations of ceasefire violation SDF commander:…

20/01 Mise à jour d’urgence – Le siège du gouvernement syrien sur les territoires kurdes fait risquer un effondrement total du système des prisons de combattants d’ISIS

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Principaux développements • L'armée syrienne progresse rapidement dans le Nord et l'Est de la Syrie tandis que les Forces de Défense Syriennes (FDS) se retirent des villes à majorité arabe de Tabqa, Raqqa et Deir ez-Zor •…

Huida de ISIS tras el ataque del ejército sirio

El reciente ataque de las fuerzas del ejército sirio contra la DAANES ha provocado un colapso generalizado en las instalaciones de detención del ISIS. El RIC identificó al menos seis lugares en los que los detenidos fueron liberados por las…

ISIS Escapes as a Result of Syrian Army Assault

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ISIS Escapes as a Result of Syrian Army Assault The recent assault by Syrian army forces on the DAANES has led to a widespread breakdown in ISIS detention facilities. RIC identified at least six sites in which detainees were released by Syrian…

20/01 Emergency update – Government siege on Kurdish areas risks total collapse of ISIS prison system

Key developments Syrian army rapidly sweeps through North and East Syria (NES) as Syrian Defence Forces (SDF) withdraw from Arab-majority Tabqa, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor Syria’s Kurdish-majority towns besieged and facing an onslaught…

Explication : offensive du gouvernement de transition syrien contre les quartiers kurdes d’Alep

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Résumé – Les quartiers de Sheikh Maqsoud et Ashrafiyeh ont offert refuge à près de 200 000 Kurdes, minorités et Arabes, principalement des personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays (PDI). – Ces quartiers ont subi pendant plus…